Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-06-24


visit st. Michae's church ON Tuesday,
June 2Sth The children of the parish will
be catechised in the church at 3 o'clock and
the Bishop will preach and administer the
apostolic rite of confirmation at 1:30 O'Clock
The important case which Judge Wheel
er has been hearing in New York, that of
Messrs. Schultz Bros. and Blath of New
York, manufacturers of cloaks and suits,
against the firm of Jordan, Marsh & Co. Of
Boston, to recover 500 600 and interest for
cloaks and suits, which the plaintiffs claim
ed they had sold to the defendants, was
concluded Monday with a verdict in favor
of the defendants The suit was n test case
representing other claims against the same
firm to the amount of more than $3.50. 600
for goods claimed to have been sold to Jor
dan, Marsh x Co., under the same circum-
stances.
Mr.. Geo. d. Latimer of the Cambridge
divinity school will preach at the Unitarian
church next Sunday.
Mr.. Clary, the taXidermist, has in hand
one of the most interesting freaks of nature
which we remember to have seen. 1t is a
white woodchuck which was caught in n
trap by d. A. Henry on his farm in Gull
ford. 1t is evidently young one, but
nearly grown, and is of "A beautiful pure
white without so much ms n colored hair 1t
is handsomely set up and will make valua-
BILE addition to somebody's collection.
Col. Hooker has been asked to act as
chief marshal ON the occasion of the laying
of the corner stone of the Bennington bat
tie monument in August, and has accepted.
At the Congregational church last Sun
day evening "A special memorial service was
h,Il 6, D., l.. 4
at Wiliamstown on the Friday previous
1t seemed fitting that the life and work of
so truly Christian as well as eminent a man
should have special testimony borne to them
in the Congregational churches among
which the influence of his noble spirit has
been and will continue to be so sanitary
The service was conducted by Rev Mr.
Day, who made brief address upon the
life of Dr. Hopkins and his services as an
educator of young men Rev. DR.. Geo l..
Walker was present, and made further ap
preciative and eloquent remarks upon the
simplicity and sincerity of DR.. Hopkins s
character, the beauty of his Christian faith.
and the greatness of the loss the churches
sustain in his death at this time of earnest
discussion. The services were at once in
teresting and impressive, and were certain
ly most appropriate.
The Chautauqua circle will meet next
Wednesday evening, June Goth.
Miss Mary f.. Ayres daughter of S. F.
Ayres, High school graduate of the class
of "a, graduated this week Tuesday from
the Westfeld, Mass, normal school.
Frank Turner, pitcher of the Amherst
college nine, retired the Brown University
team with but a single hit in game played
this week. Turner has received numerous
offers to play professionally and will proba-
bly, join the Lawrence, Mass, club about
July LIST
Childrens Sunday was appropriately OBJ
served at the Universalist church last Sun.
day morning. A profusion of plants, cut
flowers and ferns were arranged on and
about the pulpit and in its recess, and an
arch composed of ferns and daisies crossed
the front of the centre aisle. Instead of
the regular services there were readings by
the pastor, responses by congregation and
choir, singing by the choir and the children
of the Sunday school, followed by an ad-
dress ON baptism 10y Rev. Mr.. Illman. At
the close of the service nine little children
We're baptized. There were 263 scholars
present at the Sunday school exercises.
Burning brush on Royal Woods place
south of the cemetery caused a fire alarm
to be sounded about half-past eight Monday
evening and the entire fire department
were hurrying toward the scene before it
was ascertained what was burning. 1t
seemed little strange that brush should be
burned at so late an hour when a fire of
any considerable size could be seen in a
large part of the village, and when it was
only natural that an alarm should be given.
A memory class, under the system of
Prof. A. Loisette of New York, has been
formed, consisting of several of our local
clergymen, teachers and pupils in the High
school.
f. A, Whitney & Co. are having a new
cherry front with plate glass windows and
iron pillars, somewhat similar to Pratt.
Wright q Co. 5, added 10 their store. The
change will make decided improvement
in the looks of the store and will give bet
ter chance for the display of goods.
Bert Leitsinger and wife are expected
today, after an absence of year or more
in Deep River, Conn. Mr. Leitsinger goes
to the Estey organ company as "A tuner, and
will also fill his old place rs IA snare drum
mer in the First Regiment band.
DIR. and Mrs, Kennison of the Middle
town, Conn, insane hospital have visited
at o. l.. Miners this week
A fishing party of five who returned yes
terday from four or five days fishing trip
to Texas report plenty of trout, between
200 and 500 caught in all, and an exceed
ingy good time The members of the par
ty were A. A. Smith, Walter Boynton,
VIM, Stolte, Geo Hodgkins and Lon At
wood. They found excellent entertainment
at Mr.. Burnap's.
The ladies of the Centre church served a
delicious supper at the town hall last even
ing. ON the occasion of their annual fair
and festival, and the tables were thronged
during all the early part of the evening.
The fancy and art tables, with their hand
some display of articles, and the japanese
booth, where actual Japanese ladies' were
in attendance, were also well patronized,
and the total receipts were about $3i0-a
sum which the ladies consider pretty good
for a rainy night,
The friends of Mr.. and Mrs. John c.
Dewitt will be pleased to know that they
reached their home in San Diego, Cal, in
safety June 10Th, though delayed ON two
occasions by wrecked freight trains
There was "A drunken row at VIM. Tren-
dall's last Sunday afternoon the officers
were notified, and james Kenney and Ed
ward Phelps were arrested and locked up.